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<span class=large>THE BOOK OF ALMA</span><br/> THE SON OF ALMA
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CHAPTER 33
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Zenos taught that men should pray and worship in all places, and that judgments are turned away because of the Son—Zenock taught that mercy is bestowed because of the Son—Moses had lifted up in the wilderness a type of the Son of God.  About 74 <span class='small'>B.C.</span>
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Now</span> after Alma had spoken these words, they sent forth unto him desiring to know whether they should believe in <sup>a</sup><a href="alma/33/1a" mark="a" type="A" title="2 Ne. 31: 21; Mosiah 15: 4; Alma 11: 28 (28-35).">one</a> God, that they might obtain this fruit of which he had spoken, or <sup>b</sup><a href="alma/33/1b" mark="b" type="A" title="Alma 33: 23.">how</a> they should plant the <sup>c</sup><a href="alma/33/1c" mark="c" type="A" title="Alma 32: 28 (28-43).">seed</a>, or the word of which he had spoken, which he said must be planted in their hearts; or in what manner they should begin to exercise their faith.
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And Alma said unto them: Behold, ye have said that ye <sup>a</sup><a href="alma/33/2a" mark="a" type="A" title="Alma 32: 5.">could</a> not <sup>b</sup><a href="alma/33/2b" mark="b" type="B" title="TG Worship.">worship</a> your God because ye are cast out of your synagogues.  But behold, I say unto you, if ye suppose that ye cannot worship God, ye do greatly err, and ye ought to search the <sup>c</sup><a href="alma/33/2c" mark="c" type="C" title="Mosiah 2: 34; Alma 37: 8 (3-10); TG Prayer.">scriptures</a>; if ye suppose that they have taught you this, ye do not understand them.
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Do ye remember to have read what <sup>a</sup><a href="alma/33/3a" mark="a" type="C" title="Alma 34: 7; TG Scriptures, Lost.">Zenos</a>, the prophet of old, has said concerning prayer or <sup>b</sup><a href="alma/33/3b" mark="b" type="B" title="TG Worship.">worship</a>?
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For he said: Thou art merciful, O God, for thou hast heard my prayer, even when I was <sup>a</sup><a href="alma/33/4a" mark="a" type="A" title="1 Kgs. 8: 47 (44-52).">in</a> the wilderness; yea, thou wast merciful when I prayed concerning those who were mine <sup>b</sup><a href="alma/33/4b" mark="b" type="A" title="Matt. 5: 44.">enemies</a>, and thou didst turn them to me.
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Yea, O God, and thou wast merciful unto me when I did cry unto thee in my <sup>a</sup><a href="alma/33/5a" mark="a" type="A" title="Alma 34: 20 (20-25).">field</a>; when I did cry unto thee in my prayer, and thou didst hear me.
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And again, O God, when I did turn to my house thou didst hear me in my prayer.
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And when I did turn unto my <sup>a</sup><a href="alma/33/7a" mark="a" type="A" title="Matt. 6: 6 (5-6); Alma 34: 26 (17-27).">closet</a>, O Lord, and prayed unto thee, thou didst hear me.
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Yea, thou art merciful unto thy children when they cry unto thee, to be heard of thee and not of men, and thou <sup>a</sup><a href="alma/33/8a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG God, Access to.">wilt</a> hear them.
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Yea, O God, thou hast been merciful unto me, and heard my cries in the midst of thy congregations.
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Yea, and thou hast also heard me when I have been <sup>a</sup><a href="alma/33/10a" mark="a" type="A" title="Alma 32: 5.">cast</a> out and have been despised by mine enemies; yea, thou didst hear my cries, and wast angry with mine enemies, and thou didst <sup>b</sup><a href="alma/33/10b" mark="b" type="A" title="Ps. 3: 7; Ps. 18: 17.">visit</a> them in thine anger with speedy destruction.
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And thou didst hear me because of mine afflictions and my <sup>a</sup><a href="alma/33/11a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Sincerity.">sincerity</a>; and it is because of thy Son that thou hast been thus merciful unto me, therefore I will cry unto thee in all mine <sup>b</sup><a href="alma/33/11b" mark="b" type="B" title="TG Affliction.">afflictions</a>, for in thee is my joy; for thou hast turned thy judgments away from me, <sup>c</sup><a href="alma/33/11c" mark="c" type="B" title="TG Jesus Christ, Atonement through.">because</a> of thy Son.
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And now Alma said unto them: Do ye <sup>a</sup><a href="alma/33/12a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Scriptures, Value of.">believe</a> those scriptures which have been written by them of old?
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Behold, if ye do, ye must believe what <sup>a</sup><a href="alma/33/13a" mark="a" type="A" title="Jacob 6: 1; Alma 34: 7.">Zenos</a> said; for, behold he said: Thou hast turned away thy judgments because of thy Son.
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Now behold, my brethren, I would ask if ye have read the scriptures?  If ye have, how can ye <sup>a</sup><a href="alma/33/14a" mark="a" type="A" title="John 5: 39.">disbelieve</a> on the Son of God?
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For it is <sup>a</sup><a href="alma/33/15a" mark="a" type="A" title="Jacob 4: 4; Mosiah 15: 11 (11-13).">not</a> written that Zenos alone spake of these things, but <sup>b</sup><a href="alma/33/15b" mark="b" type="A" title="1 Ne. 19: 10; Alma 34: 7.">Zenock</a> also spake of these things—
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For behold, he said: Thou art angry, O Lord, with this people, because they <sup>a</sup><a href="alma/33/16a" mark="a" type="A" title="2 Pet. 3: 5 (4-5).">will</a> not understand thy mercies which thou hast bestowed upon them because of thy Son.
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And now, my brethren, ye see that a second prophet of old has testified of the Son of God, and because the people would not understand his words they <sup>a</sup><a href="alma/33/17a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Martyrdom.">stoned</a> him to death.
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But behold, this is not all; these are not the only ones who have spoken concerning the Son of God.
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Behold, he was spoken of by <sup>a</sup><a href="alma/33/19a" mark="a" type="A" title="Deut. 18: 15 (15, 18); Alma 34: 7.">Moses</a>; yea, and behold a <sup>b</sup><a href="alma/33/19b" mark="b" type="C" title="Num. 21: 9; 1 Ne. 17: 41; 2 Ne. 25: 20; TG Jesus Christ, Types of, in Anticipation; TG Symbolism.">type</a> was <sup>c</sup><a href="alma/33/19c" mark="c" type="A" title="John 3: 14; Hel. 8: 14.">raised</a> up in the wilderness, that whosoever would look upon it might live.  And many did look and live.
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But few understood the meaning of those things, and this because of the hardness of their hearts.  But there were many who were so hardened that they would not look, therefore they perished.  Now the reason they would not look is because they did not believe that it would <sup>a</sup><a href="alma/33/20a" mark="a" type="A" title="Hosea 11: 3; 1 Ne. 17: 41 (40-41).">heal</a> them.
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O my brethren, if ye could be healed by merely casting about your eyes that ye might be healed, would ye not behold quickly, or would ye rather harden your hearts in <sup>a</sup><a href="alma/33/21a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Doubt; TG Unbelief, Unbelievers.">unbelief</a>, and be <sup>b</sup><a href="alma/33/21b" mark="b" type="B" title="TG Apathy; TG Laziness.">slothful</a>, that ye would not cast about your eyes, that ye might perish?
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If so, wo shall come upon you; but if not so, then cast about your eyes and <sup>a</sup><a href="alma/33/22a" mark="a" type="A" title="Alma 25: 16; Alma 37: 46 (45-46).">begin</a> to believe in the Son of God, that he will come to redeem his people, and that he shall suffer and die to <sup>b</sup><a href="alma/33/22b" mark="b" type="A" title="2 Ne. 2: 10; Alma 22: 14; Alma 34: 9 (8-16).">atone</a> for their sins; and that he shall <sup>c</sup><a href="alma/33/22c" mark="c" type="B" title="TG Jesus Christ, Resurrection.">rise</a> again from the dead, which shall bring to pass the <sup>d</sup><a href="alma/33/22d" mark="d" type="C" title="Alma 11: 44; TG Resurrection.">resurrection</a>, that all men shall stand before him, to be <sup>e</sup><a href="alma/33/22e" mark="e" type="B" title="TG Jesus Christ, Judge.">judged</a> at the last and judgment day, according to their <sup>f</sup><a href="alma/33/22f" mark="f" type="B" title="TG Good Works.">works</a>.
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And now, my brethren, I desire that ye shall <sup>a</sup><a href="alma/33/23a" mark="a" type="A" title="Alma 33: 1; Alma 34: 4.">plant</a> this word in your hearts, and as it beginneth to swell even so nourish it by your faith.  And behold, it will become a tree, <sup>b</sup><a href="alma/33/23b" mark="b" type="A" title="Alma 32: 41; D&C 63: 23.">springing</a> up in you unto <sup>c</sup><a href="alma/33/23c" mark="c" type="A" title="Alma 32: 43.">everlasting</a> life.  And then may God grant unto you that your <sup>d</sup><a href="alma/33/23d" mark="d" type="A" title="Mosiah 24: 15 (13-15); Alma 31: 38.">burdens</a> may be light, through the joy of his Son.  And even all this can ye do if ye <sup>e</sup><a href="alma/33/23e" mark="e" type="B" title="TG Agency.">will</a>.  Amen.
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